CUORE FELICE

The first time I went out to brunch in Switzerland was with the Cuore Felice girls. These girls are what made me feel at home for the year that I was 4,723 miles from Nashville. As we sat on the patio by Lake Lugano, still getting to know each other, I mentioned something about Nashville, and Kelly grimaced, “It’s so weird you’re from Nashville. After 25 years, our minister up and left Chapel Hill for some huge cathedral in Nashville.” My mouth dropped open, and I was on my f

For years, it was Ina Garten on “Barefoot Contessa” - my favorite time of day, an escape to the Hamptons for recipe testing and walking...

Thanksgiving Day always meant getting up early and helping Dad with the Turkey and Stuffing. I suppose we wouldn’t have had to start so...

As the story goes, the year that I was in Switzerland was the year that the new minister at my church was moving to Nashville. He, his...

One night in Winter Park, FL, when all were tired of Christmas leftovers, Vanessa and Stephie asked their mom to make her eggplant. They...

While visiting Nana and Sunny, we came across this Cook’s Illustrated version of Chicken Parmesan and were inspired. I had just watched a...

A favorite restaurant in Chicago was Bandera, perhaps because Hillstone owns it - the same people that bought and own Houston’s. But they...

In Switzerland, I was briefly a part of a supper club. But it fell on a night when I had dorm duty, and I quickly had to opt out. Betta...

As kids, Robert and I made two trips a year: Winter Park, Florida for Christmas to see my grandmother, aunts, uncles, and cousins and the...

This was the first recipe I remember making habitually. It’s like a book I’ve read a hundred times; each time I see something different....